by Alison Baxter Herlihy | Jan 25, 2019 | Children, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Law
What is a High-Conflict Divorce? A High-Conflict Divorce is one hallmarked by constant fighting, where one or both parties fight for the sake of fighting without regard to the effect on the family, particularly the children. There is a lot of overlap between... 
by Alison Baxter Herlihy | Jan 24, 2019 | Children, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Law
Technology and apps have come a long way in assisting in co-parenting. Co-parenting apps can provide an essential tool to aid in communication and scheduling. Some also offer secure messaging, which is useful in high-conflict custody situations. If you are in a... 
by Alison Baxter Herlihy | Jan 8, 2018 | Alabama, Children, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Law, Legal Advice, Mobile
Joint Custody is an arrangement where each parent has the children for equal (or close to equal) amounts of time. The most common schedule is that each parent has the children for one week at a time, typically exchanging the children on Fridays or Sundays. If you are... 
by Alison Baxter Herlihy | Sep 19, 2017 | Alabama, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Mortgage
On an almost daily basis, clients and potential clients say to me, I can’t move out of the house because that’s abandonment, right? I recently spoke at a CLE for other attorneys, most of whom do not primarily practice family law, and some of the attorneys even... 
by Alison Baxter Herlihy | Aug 28, 2017 | Alabama, Children, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Legal Advice, Significant Decisions, Visitation
A Guardian ad Litem’s job is to represent the best interests of the child in any given case, and the Guardian Ad Litem does not represent either of the parents. As such, the Guardian Ad Litem cannot give parents legal advice. Parents must turn to their own lawyers... 
by Alison Baxter Herlihy | Mar 7, 2017 | Alabama, Child Support, Children, Custody
Co-Parenting Strategies As Guardian Ad Litem, most of my child clients say they want to see both of their parents as much as they...